Susan Viscomi
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
sviscomi@hilbert.edu
716-926-8800
Sue Viscomi, with more than 30 years’ experience in intercollegiate athletics, was named Hilbert College’s Director of Athletics in July 2010. Viscomi is the first women to hold this position in the college’s 54-year history. As Hilbert’s AD, Viscomi oversees the college’s 12 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s sports teams and provides administrative leadership for the athletics department.
For over 13 years, Viscomi served in varying capacities at Hamilton College. Most recently she was an Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator with oversight to 28 intercollegiate programs as well as intramurals and a professor in the Physical Education department. In those roles, she was primarily responsible for coordinating athletic game scheduling, compliance and on-going eligibility, game management, and teaching introductory P.E. classes. During her tenure at Hamilton, she also worked in other capacities that included interim director of athletics as well as the chairperson of the physical education department. Viscomi had a three-year stint as the head women’s soccer coach.
Prior to this, Viscomi was head women’s soccer coach at SUNY Oswego for seven years during which she was twice named State University of New York Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1991, 1996). Her other collegiate experiences includes service at SUNY Plattsburgh as an assistant professor of physical education, head women’s soccer coach and assistant coach of men’s and women’s track and field.
Ms. Viscomi has served in numerous capacities with the NCAA at the national, conference and institutional level since 1995. Her current commitments include: Member of the NCAA Championships Committee with liaison responsibility for Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey and Men’s and Women’s Track and Field. Her previous assignments were Chair/Member of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Committee, and Tournament Director for various conference and NCAA games including men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s basketball, and men’s and women’s soccer.
A native of Ellisburg, NY, Viscomi received a masters’ degree in counseling from Colgate University and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland.
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Rob deGrandpre
Assistant Athletics Director
rdegrandpre@hilbert.edu
(716) 926-8803
Rob deGrandpre enters his tenth year as an athletic administrator at Hilbert College. In the summer of 2011, deGrandpre accepted the challenge of leading the department’s athletic recruiting efforts when he accepted the new title of Athletic Recruiting Coordinator. He is primarily responsible for the coordination of all athletic recruiting efforts for the department cooperatively working with Admissions, as well as department heads and faculty to recruit outstanding student-athlete to Hilbert College and its athletics program.
His association with Hilbert began in 2002 when he joined the department as a full-time sports information director and men’s basketball head coach. In 2008, deGrandpre shifted gears, relinquishing the SID responsibilities and moved into a new role as the athletic facilities coordinator. The Plattsburg, NY native assumed an additional title in the department in 2009 when he became an assistant athletics director. He became responsible for complete travel arrangements for the 11 varsity teams and organized the end of the year Athletics Award and Sports Hall of Fame banquet. deGrandpre continues to serve as the men’s basketball coach at Hilbert. Click (
here) to review deGrandpre's basketball coaches bio.
deGrandpre graduated from Brockport State with a degree in physical education and went on to earn his maters’ degree in athletic administration also from Brockport State in 2005.
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Kara Rehbaum
Assistant Athletics Director
krehbaum@hilbert.edu
(716) 926-8805
Kara Rehbaum begins her eighth year as an assistant athletics director at Hilbert College. She joined the staff in 2004 and has continuously expanded her role in the department since then. Currently, Rehbaum serves as the Sports Information Director (SID) and is expected to track, disperse, and store historically all game statistics, files and pertinent team information for the longevity of the athletics program. All media releases/publicity and website maintenance is managed within the SID office in addition to web video postings. Rehbaum continues to serve as the game scheduling coordinator for all varsity teams as well as the lead person with scheduling of game officials for home contests. She serves as the Senior Woman Administrator working closely with Sue Viscomi managing the athletics department’s overall budget. Her previous responsibilities included team travel coordinator, athletics awards banquet coordinator, compliance coordinator for initial and on-going eligibility for the student-athletes as well as the advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the women's basketball head coach her first five years on staff.
Prior to Hilbert, Rehbaum’s sports-related employment lists the Buffalo Destroyers in the Arena Football League (operations assistant to Sr. Vice President) from 2001 – 2003 and at Canisius College from 1986 – 1998. Rehbaum was the head coach for the women’s basketball program from 1993-1998 after serving as an assistant coach for the first seven years. At the conclusion of the 1995 season, Rehbaum and her staff were honored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) as well as the Converse-Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) with the Coach of the Year Award.
In the fall of 1984, Rehbaum played professionally for the Atlanta Comets in the Women’s American Basketball Association (WABA) the league which laid the foundation for the American Basketball League (ABL) and the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBA) emergence in the early ‘90’s. Rehbaum was inducted into the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 as well as the Section V Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
Rehbaum graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a concentration in athletic training. As an undergrad, she was better known as Kara Haun.
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Curtis Campbell
Curtis Campbell begins his second year as a full time athletics trainer at Hilbert College in 2011 and his first as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Co-Advisor.
His association with the college began as a part-time trainer in the fall of 2009, providing athletic training coverage when he was needed. But, after the winter semester break, Campbell assumed all athletic training responsibilities as the college’s only part-time trainer. During the 2010-11 academic year Campbell became the first full-time athletic trainer at Hilbert which expanded the services and care the student-athletes received. He is responsible for the administrative duties as well as the sports medicine care for the 150 student-athletes.
While earning his bachelor’s degree in athletic training at Canisius College, Campbell was assigned to the men’s lacrosse, and women’s basketball programs at Canisius and to the football program at the University of Buffalo. He also gained athletic injury/rehabilitation experience through other clinical rotations away from the college campuses.
After graduation, Campbell continued to work with the University of Orthopaedics Physical Therapy as an intern where he served as a physical therapy aide. Additionally, he worked as an athletic trainer with the Williamsville school district, D’Youville College, USA Taekwondo and the Buffalo Rugby Club.
As an undergrad, Campbell was a member of the men’s soccer team at Canisius College and during the two seasons he participated, was recognized as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. He received the John T. Gabby, M.D. Excellence in Athletic Training Award upon his summa cum laude graduation in 2007.
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Jennifer Teeter, D.O.
Family Practice and Sports Medicine
With the addition of Dr. Jennifer Teeter in 2010, athletes at Hilbert College finally received care specific to athletic injuries and rehabilitation treatments since a team physician visited campus each week. Curt Campbell works hand in hand with Dr. Teeter affirming the athletes receive the best care possible.
Dr. Teeter received a bachelor’s of science degree from Canisius College then graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) as a medical doctor. Her postgraduate training includes Family Practice Residency at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine through the University at Buffalo. She is board certified in Family Practice and Sports Medicine.
Teeter joined Buffalo Orthopaedic Group as well as the Williamsville Primary Care office where she currently services Sports Medicine and Family Practice needs.
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Jeff Panik
Athletic Facilities Coordinator
jpanik@hilbert.edu
(716) 926-8796
Jeff Panik became the Athletic Facilities Coordinator/head men’s soccer coach prior to the start of the 2011-12 academic year. He is responsible for the daily operations of all athletic facilities and events which occur in the Hafner Recreation Center, the Fitness Center and the four outdoor athletic fields where Hilbert’s varsity teams practice and compete. Panik is no stranger to managing athletic facilities having recently held the same position at North Country Community College (Saranac Lake, NY) as their Athletics Facility Manager/Events Coordinator.
Panik also takes over the reins of the men’s soccer team at Hilbert utilizing his ten years of coaching and professional playing experiences to lead the Hawks on the field. (click {
here} to read his complete coaching bio).
Panik completed his master of arts in teaching from the University of Great Falls in 2009 after earning his bachelor of arts degree in history from Walsh University (2004). He holds a Montana Class 2 Standard Teacher Certification, Secondary Ed, Socials Studies Broad field and English FA individual course certifications, many pertaining to soccer education.
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Kelly Starchok-Gillow
Compliance and Student Services Coordinator, SAAC
kstarchok@hilbert.edu
(716) 926-8797
Starchok-Gillow was appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Strategic Alliance Matching Grant position which Hilbert was awarded in May 2011.
“The new position’s coaching responsibilities will allow student-athletes to have greater access and more interaction with their head coach, who oftentimes serve as a key mentor for college-level athletes. This full-time position will also allow for more time and resources to identify and attract higher-caliber student-athletes to Hilbert, an aspect that will, in the long-run, enhance the program’s competitiveness,” said Viscomi.
Starchok-Gillow will also serve as the athletic department’s Compliance and Student Services Coordinator. She will oversee, and build on, a recently-launched program developed specifically for at-risk student-athletes at Hilbert College. As the compliance coordinator, Starchok-Gillow will oversee all student-athlete eligibility matters. Starchok-Gillow also assumes the duty with Curt Campbell as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee co-advisor.
With this appointment, Starchok becomes the first full time women's head soccer coach at Hilbert.
Starchok-Gillow brings over ten years of coaching experience along with team and coaching awards to Hilbert College. (click {here} to read her complete coaching bio).
Having graduated from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts degree in early childhood development in 2001, Starchok-Gillow then earned her Master's Degree in Education from Canisius College in 2004.
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Julia Decker
Staff Assistant
jdecker@hilbert.edu
(716) 926-8794
On August 31, Julia Decker was introduced as the new women’s lacrosse head coach at Hilbert College. Susan Viscomi, Director of Athletics, is pleased to welcome the college’s first full-time coach. The 2008 College of Brockport graduate will perform administrative support for the athletic department and will lead the 2011-12 club lacrosse team into its first year of full-varsity status during the 2012-13 academic year. Decker will draw from her coaching experiences as much as she will pull from her playing days as a Golden Eagle to lead the Hawks into Division III competition.
To read Decker's full coaching bio click (here)
Decker is pursuing her masters of science in physical education – athletic administration with an anticipated 2012 graduation date from the College of Brockport.
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Angela Pucciarelli Angela Pucciarelli joins the Hilbert College athletics staff in the fall of 2011, and will be serving as the Graduate Assistant to the Athletics Department.
Pucciarelli comes to Hilbert after working an internship with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, located in Atlanta, Georgia. While at the WBCA, she was the Marketing and Sales Intern. Pucciarelli’s responsibilities included activation of advertisement sales for all WBCA publications; created a broad list of WBCA assets as they related to sponsorship sales and activation; and sponsor events at the women’s basketball national convention held concurrently with the Division I women’s national championship weekend games.
Before making the temporary move down south, Pucciarelli was the Marketing Intern at Cliffstar Corporation/Cott Beverages, Inc. which is a local juice manufacturing company in Dunkirk, NY. There, she contributed to market research and analysis, assisted with design and development, and produced grassroots marketing efforts for a new branded beverage Cliffstar was producing at the time.
Pucciarelli, a native of Fredonia, obtained her associate’s degree in business from Jamestown Community College. While attending JCC, she was also a member and captain of the women’s basketball team. Pucciarelli earned both all-league and all-region honors in both seasons at JCC, and in her sophomore season, she led her team to the regional finals. In 2007, the Lady Jayhawks were named to the NJCAA Academic All-American Team.
After graduating from JCC, Pucciarelli continued her education and basketball career at Fredonia State. She garnered all-league notoriety again, and as a captain in her senior season she broke the 1,000 point milestone oddly enough in a game against Hilbert College. In 2009, Pucciarelli graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Fredonia State.
Pucciarelli is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Medaille College.
